News for Art Therapy Professionals

Organisational Consultancy - an Art Therapy Approach

The BAAT Council has agreed to support a pilot project which aims to develop a new and distinct method of working with teams and organisations. More >>.

The ABC of Engaging with Commissioning for Arts Therapists:

Conference 17th March 2008: Report, presentations, notes from children and adults working groups and tool kit >>

Art Therapists working with children

New Document from the DH for Art Therapists working with Children: Building Brighter Futures: Next Steps for the Children's Workforce >> (pdf) will open in new window).

ATPRN - Art Therapy Practice Research Network

About ATPRN >>

Art Therapy Practice Research Network Research archives now available to BAAT members >>

Short Courses for Art Therapists

CPD courses and workshops >>

A few useful reports

• Psychiatry, Psychological Therapies for Schizophrenia and Training >>

A very good report coordinated by Sally Weston for BAAT on Arts Therapies and Stroke Strategy. This report comes with case studies and is a exemplary template on how art therapists can contribute to national strategies:

• Arts Therapies and Stroke Strategy >>
• AHPF Stroke Strategy Jan 2007 >>
• Provision of psychological and emotional support/treatment for stroke patients >>
• Case Study >>
• ATOLL - Stroke Strategy >>

 

• 'AHPs COUNT', a survey of Allied Health Professions in Scotland that included arts therapists >>
   

KSF

Knowledge & Skills Framework update >>
 

BAAT members area

There is a section of the web specifically for BAAT members. See more details >>

BAAT guidance on the Agenda for Change

Further guidelines and documents to download

Sample job descriptions and person specification documents

 

International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape

Details of current issue are now on the web site of the publisher Taylor and Francis. You can also order back-issues or place a subscription on the Taylor and Francis site. BAAT members get Inscape included in their membership package and can access Inscape content, including all back-issues, on-line)